Nelson L. Bernardo, MD| Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
Nelson L. Bernardo, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
Languages: French, Hebrew, Spanish, English
(202) 877-3339
About me
Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, specializes in Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Bernardo is the medical director of the Peripheral Vascular Laboratory at MedStar Heart Institute. He is also the director for Peripheral Intervention at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at MedStar Research Institute. He is also the co-chair for cardiac peripheral vascular diseases.
In addition, Dr. Bernardo serves as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia campus of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
Dr. Bernardo publishes extensively in his field. He lectures frequently at meetings and conferences, both nationally and internationally.
Dr. Bernardo was the clinical investigator or co-investigator in dozens of trials in the field of cardiology and cardiovascular disease. He is currently involved in a number of ongoing trials and clinical studies.
Dr. Bernardo is involved in peer review for numerous publications, including Angiology and Journal of Invasive Cardiology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Heart Attack
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Stent Placement
- Transradial Catheterization
- Unstable Angina
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiac Arrest
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Unstable Angina
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vertebral Artery Stenosis
Procedures I perform
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortography
- Atherectomy
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Balloon Dilation
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Revascularization
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dilation Of Right Circumflex Artery With Balloon
- Endoluminal Imaging Of Coronary Vessel
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Endovascular Treatment
- Fragmentation Of Femoral Artery
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Percutaneous Dilation Of Common Iliac Artery
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization
- Radial Artery Dilation
- Septal Ablation
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of Left Main Coronary Artery
- Stenting Of Right Coronary Artery
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Transradial Catheterization
- Venous Closure Device Placement
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HighMark
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Network OA
Education
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University (1999)
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University (1998)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (1995)
Internship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (1992)
Medical School: University Of The East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (1986)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025